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Philippine serpent eagle

Spilornis holospilus (Vigors, 1831)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The philippine serpent eagle (Spilornis holospilus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 420 g to 765.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Philippine serpent eagle (Spilornis holospilus)
Photo: Ranieljosecastaneda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the philippine serpent eagle

Weight
420 g – 765.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.05 m – 1.2 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
35 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the philippine serpent eagle?

PHILIPPINE SERPENT EAGLE · WINGSPAN 1.2 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.2 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the philippine serpent eagle is about 71% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the philippine serpent eagle live?

Not recorded

What is the philippine serpent eagle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Philippine serpent eagle (Spilornis holospilus) is an eagle found in the major islands of the Philippines. It is sometimes treated as a race of the crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela). This species is usually found in forest clearings, open woodlands, and sometimes in cultivated lands with scattered trees. It is endemic to the Philippines. The species is found on most part of the major islands, except for Palawan.

It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess Philippine serpent eagles under Philippine Law RA 9147.

From the Wikipedia article “Philippine serpent eagle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_serpent_eagle&oldid=1352901852), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the philippine serpent eagle endangered?

The philippine serpent eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the philippine serpent eagle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusSpilornis
  7. SpeciesSpilornis holospilus (Vigors, 1831)

Synonyms Buteo holospilus, Spilornis cheela holospilus, Spilornis holospilus holospilus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Philippine serpent-eagleEnglish
  • Philippine serpent-eagleEnglish
  • Steere's serpent-eagleEnglish
  • عقاب الأفعى الفلبينيArabic
  • àguila serpera de les FilipinesCatalan
  • orlík filipínskýCzech
  • Filippinsk SlangeørnDanish
  • PhilippinenschlangenadlerGerman
  • PhilippinenschlangenweiheGerman
  • filipina serpentagloEsperanto
  • Culebrera filipinaSpanish
  • filipiini maduhaugasEstonian
  • Serpentaire des PhilippinesFrench
  • fülöp-szigeteki kígyászsasHungarian
  • Serpentario delle FilippineItalian
  • Aquila serpentaria delle FilippineItalian
  • フィリピンカンムリワシJapanese
  • filipininis gyvatėdisLithuanian
  • Filipijnse SlangenarendDutch
  • Filippijnse SlangenarendDutch
  • filippinersnokørnNorwegian
  • wężojad filipińskiPolish
  • águia-cobreira-filipinaPortuguese
  • águia-cobreira-de-nuca-escamosaPortuguese
  • águia-serpentária-de-nuca-escamosaPortuguese
  • Филиппинский змееядRussian
  • Филиппинский хохлатый змееядRussian
  • Хохлатый филиппинский змееядRussian
  • hadiar filipínskySlovak
  • Filipinski zmijarSerbian
  • filippinhjälmörnSwedish
  • filippinsk hjälmörnSwedish
  • Filipin Yılan KartalıTurkish
  • змієїд філіпінськийUkrainian
  • 菲律宾蛇雕Chinese
  • 菲律賓蛇鵰Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the philippine serpent eagle

Other species in the same genus Spilornis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the philippine serpent eagle?

An adult philippine serpent eagle weighs 420 g – 765.2 g and has a wingspan of 1.05 m – 1.2 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the philippine serpent eagle endangered?

The philippine serpent eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the philippine serpent eagle?

The philippine serpent eagle (Spilornis holospilus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Philippine serpent eagle (Spilornis holospilus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-serpent-eagle

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{philippine_serpent_eagle_2026,
  title = {Philippine serpent eagle (Spilornis holospilus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-serpent-eagle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}